West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-01-13
Christina, present.,

MOOT In the times OF Dec %.
In short article he shows that
whileIthe dandy and coquet pay moth.
ing for the rose perfume that disguis-
es their other and less pleasant odors
the mother-rich or poor-who needs
and uses remedy for her child dying
with Group pay in her extremity 1870
per cent. OF its cost in the shape OF
duty under our tariff. That Tweed
or his imitalors fash the glitter OF
their 10 per cent. diamonds in the
face of the poor devil who stops his
broken window with an old hat, and
pays under the same law for the pane
of glass that he putties in 20 keep
out the winters wind "a per c. mt.
more duty than does the diamond
wearer on his clash"
He shows that while the industry
that produces the silk dress for the
belle, the silk Innings for the coats
OF the rich, is so favored by the tariff
thst..it gest its raw silk free, tia, 9TH
er Industry which would put bread
into the mouths of thousands, warm
clothes on the backs Of millions, and
cheap blankhts over the shivering
bodies of the poor while they seek
the blessed olace OF sleep in their
want, and new strength for their
hopeless struggle with adversely, is
taxed by the selfsame law As per
cent. on the material it uses.
Without excuse, sense or reason. it
stiles American industry, impover-
Ishes American labor, keeps cloth
ing and comfort from American bod.
les, that wealth may enjoy unneces-
sary luxuries, and obstinate Ohio
farmers may get -as they imagine
"a fancy price for their wool Thick
or in the head than any covered by
wool, even these farmers ought to see
that the prices which they even now
get would not diminish il local de-
mand was increased. Stupid the rest
of the people who pay, and are viii.
ling to continue to pay price in
which this tax is doubled in every
hing made OF wool whether domestic
or imported because this small frac
ton of population is said to control
the vote Of Ohio!
When the rich man sinks his foot
INTO the pile of his Aubusson or
Administer carpets, he treds on that
which has paid 46 per cent to his
government; but when the poor mans
hare foot touches the cold plank of
his room, if he has one, it is because
he cannot afford to buy even = COM
mon drugget to hide it's nakedness
so long as the same law adds SO per
cent. Of duty to its price. HIS rich
brother clothes his well fed boldly in
hroadcloth which has paid Al per
cent. of duty. while he must face the
sleet and storm in his search for
work in clothing made from the poor
er material on which he has paid
doubled by intermediate proGts)
under the same law 80 per cent
With these few examples before
US, the question what shall we do
with the surplus in the Treasury, and
what shall we do to prevent future
accumulations naturally arises. Shall
we, in advance, pay the interest on
our outstanding bonds in excess Of 3
per cent. ? Shall we continue the
coinage Of dollars that Guctuate in
value from 20 to so per cent, and
thereby enable the rich still further
to imperile the slender chances Of the
poor Shall We distribute the i'm
mense mass OF money uselessly
wrung from the people in govern.
ment contracts, log rolling schemes
and other patriotic methods of sup
porting the idle at the expense of the
worker. or shall we declare once and
for all that this government was es.
tablisbed for the common good of all
our citizens, irrespective OF classes,
and that the szaction Of tanes from tie
Whole people for tie beneft Of the ia.
cured Jelo Is public robbery?
Something You Noed--shortiand.